Written question asked by James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 May 2026. It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Friday, 22 May 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Navy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken on (1) Project Beehive, (2) the Marine Mine Counter Measures programme, (3) SeaCat and (4) the repairs to HMS Bangor.

Answer

The Royal Navy has a comprehensive Mine Warfare capability across crewed ships and an increasing number of uncrewed systems. The updates requested are listed below:

Project BEEHIVE - 10 of the 20 craft ordered have been delivered.
MMCM – RNMB ADVENTURE, the second of four planned vessels has been received.
SeaCat – SeaCat Uncrewed Underwater Vessels have been in service with the Mine Threat Exploitation Group since Nov 2024.
HMS Bangor – Repairs are underway to ensure the vessel is returned to service safely and efficiently.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 780
Session: 2026-27
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Subjects: Procurement Navy Guided weapons Repairs and maintenance Uncrewed systems HMS Bangor
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